Cut flower wrapping applicator - has paper and thread encircling bunch supplied on tray and discharged along chute

摘要

The flowers are supplied to the wrapper with the stalks at one end. The flowers are fed to the receiving tray (12). The tray is mounted on a movable support (16). The flowers are transported to grips (28,30) which encircle the stalks without touching the heads. A thread is supplied to the end of the pivot arm (42) to encircle the bunch. Paper is supplied from a roll on the lower side of the machine. The paper is cut by a knife (12) and the edge of the paper is glued down.